Prefabricated building



Jan. 9, 1940. l H. 1'. PATTERSON 2,186,462

PREFBRICATED BUSLDING Filed May 27, 1958 y rro/P/v Y Patented Jan. 9,1940 l l 'i UNITI-:D STATES PATENT OFFICE l lPREFABimm'rnn BUILDING Howard T. Patterson, Woonsocket, R. I., assigner to Austin T.'Levy, Harrisville, R. I. Application May 27, 193s, serial No. V210,471

11 claims. (c1. 'z2-1s) My invention relates to prefabricated buildings. by the wire mesh; my improved construction It has heretofore been proposed to makethe herein being illustratedas applied to the panel outer walls of such buildings of panels of insu I adjacent the corner stud 5. lating board mounted in marginal metallic In vmy improved construction, an improved exframes and carrying reenforcing and anchoring pansionjointmember 9 is provided substantially `5 material spacing rods, with a continuous sheetl midwayl'between adjacent rods 6 and longitudioi wire mesh extending over the rods and the nally of these rods, the same extending from a studs of the metallic frame, and cementitious point spaced slightly below the plate 3 to a point material clinched bythe Wire mesh. However, it just above the sill 2. Herein, this vmember 9 is l0 has been found that cracks sometimes appear in formed of a single sheet of sheet metal such, for le the cementitious material between the studs, par-A example, as copper,` tinned on its outer side. As ticularly in walls of considerabler length, and that shown, it is also provided with a middle, outthese cracks, being irregular and extending clear wardly extending, preferably narrow and U- throughu the stucco, mar the appearance of the shaped, folded portion II) of uniform cross sec- 'i house and are difficult to ll successfully. 1 tion ithroughout most of its length and connected I5 My invention has among its objects to provide byla rounded tip at its outer end and spaced at an improved construction wherebyl such crackits inner ends, and the latter are also herein ining is minimized. A further object of my integral with flat oppositely disposed strips II which vention is to provide an improved expansion joint extend along the full length of the opposite sides whereby it is made possible through controlling ofthe base of this portion I0. These strips II 20 the effects of expansion .and contraction of the herein are each approximately as Wide as the porwall, to minimize the difficulties heretoforeextion is high, and provided with outwardly experienced. A still further object of my invention tending right angled anges I2 .on their outer is to provide an improved construction .wherein edges. Asshown, a rod I3corresponding to the the wire mesh is associated in an improved manrods 6, is disposed inside each of theseiianges I2. 25 ner with improved reenforcing means and (an In apreferred construction, the member 9 is expansion joint of yimpro-ved construction,- all' suitably attached to the insulating panel I by whereby it is madepossible 'to produce an imf means which also act to attach these rods and proved wall.` These and other objects and adythe wire mesh to the panel. Herein, shingle nails vantages of my improvements will, however, here I4 are used with ytheir heads I5 overlying the fr() v linafter more fully appear. i y' outer edgesof vthe flanges I2 andopposite sides In the accompanying drawing I have shown for of the rods I3, two series ofl these nails I4 being purposes of il1ustration,one embodiment which provided, vone onfeach side of eachirod, ,with the my invention may assume in practice. nails disposed in staggered relation. In practice, In the drawing: y it is 'found that such nails will rmly secure Vthe Figure 1 is a side elevation of a corner of rods- I3 and'expansion member 9 to the panel I a building equipped with my improved construcwithout either extending clear through the panel tion, portions of the wall being broken away to boardfor being clinched on the opposite side facilitate illustration; thereof. 4G' Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion Here attention is fiuther directed to the fact 40 I of an outside wall, all the cementitious material that the edges of different strips of wire mesh 'I being removed yand the wire mesh being shown are brought over the rodsl I3 and into adjacency over vonly a portion of .the Wall surface, inorder to the portion. I0 of the expansion member 9,v

to facilitate illustration, and I while being spaced therefrom,y this portion IIJ 'Fig 3 is a transversesection online 3-3 o thus being disposed in a `vertically extending 45 Figure 2. space or gap I6 betweentwo `sections of wirer In this construction, the wall comprises a semesh 1. Further, the nails I4 connect the edges;

ries of insulating boards or panels I disposed in of these mesh strips to the panel I at each side a marginal metallic frame comprising a bottom kof the expansion portion I 0, while the'wire is channel sill 2, a top channel plate`3, and coopereffectually spaced from the board Ir along each 50 ating intermediate studs 4 and corner studs 5, side'of the portion I0, bythe rods I3. Thus, it each of the panels I carrying spaced reenforcing will bezevident that, any contraction or expansion' and anchoring material spacing rods 6 having of the wire portions on opposite sides ofthe gapy wire mesh 1 disposed over the same and ce- I6 will cause a corresponding movement of the 'inentitious material, such as stucco 8, `clinched opposite walls of the portions IIJ. f V55 Over the-wire mesh when thus disposed, a coating of stucco or the like is applied. In practice, a first coating Il is extended out to the rounded and closed extremity of the portion I on the expansion member 9, so that this tip is exposed when the coating is applied. Further, after coating il has dried, an outer, and thinner, coat i8 l of stucco, such as a color coat, is applied, which coat overlies and conceals the extremity of the portion thereof.

In the use of my improved con-strife''tion,` is" made possible to control the forces acting to pro-.I

duce cracking in the stucco, in such manner as to minimize the tendency to crack; thee'xpansionv member connected, as described, yt the .rods and adjacent ends of the wire`me'sh,,beingtfree' to` mize cracking and to control the same in such manner as substantially to improve the wall produced and markedly to improve the appearance of the same.

ble, if desired, to locate the expansion joint in-an inconspicuous position, such, for example, as un'- der a conductor pipe leading downward alongthe,

Obviously, whileI have herein shown only same. one such expansion joint,it will be evident that under different conditions, asrnany of these as desired maybe -provided in any suitable .spacedl relation in a wall or aroundthe walls of a building. Attention is also directed to the fact that my improved construction is` such that the expansion joint may be readily and quickly applied in any desired location after the wall has been as` sembled. Other advantages of my improved construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Y

W'hile I have in this application specically I described one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice, it will be understood that the same is shownforpurposes of illustration and that thefinvention may be modiiied and embodied in various other forms without departing froml its spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a prefabricated building, a wallvpanel, adjacent sections of anchoring material expansible as a result of temperature changes, and having their edges terminating in adjacent spaced relation on one face of said paneleand an expansion joint on said vpanel connected to the adjacent edges of saidsections and in the space be f tween adjacent edges thereof.

2. In a prefabricated building, a wall panel, adjacent sections of anchoring material thereon expansible as a result of temperature changes,

said sections being secured to a face of said 'panel` with their adjacent edgesn Vspaced relation, an

expansion joint on said panel bridging the spacev between said edges and connectingsaid sections and having an intermediate'iiexible portion disposed in the space between adjacent edges there- I li? while permitting .sorne:movementy Further, it will be 'evident that any cracking which occurs is slight and readily rem' edied, while my improvement also makes it pos siof, and anchoring material spacing means fixed to said joint along opposite edges thereof adjacent the edges of said sections.

3. In a prefabricated building, a wall panel, adjacent sections of anchoring material thereon expansible as a result of temperature changes, said sections being secured to a, face of said panel with their adjacent edges in spaced relation, and an expansion joint on said panel bridging the space-between :said sections-and having spaced resiliently connected portionsconnec'ted `to different sections of said anchoring material adjacent the spaced edges thereof.

4. 'In a prefabricated building, a wall panel, adjacentsections of anchoring material thereon expansible` as a result of temperature changes, and anexpansion joint on said panel connecting said sections, said expansion joint comprising a sheet metal member having a laterally expansible ribbed portion and laterally extending base portions fixed to said panel and to opposite sections of said anchoring material. i

5. In a prefabricated building, a wall panel, adjacent sections of anchoring material thereon expansible as a result of temperature changes, and an expansion joint on said panel connecting said sections, said expansion joint comprising a sheet metal member having a laterally expansible ribbed portion and laterally extending ybase portions iixed to said panel and opposite sections of said anchoring material, and anchoring material spacing means overlying said base portions.

6. In a preiabricated building, a Wall panel carrying anchoring material, cementitious material clinched by thelatter, and an expansion joint between adjacent sections of said anchoring material, `said expansion joint comprising a. sheet metal member having a `laterally expansible ribbed portion and laterally extending flanged base portionsxed to said panel and opposite sectionsof said anchoring material, and anchoring material spacing rods between the flanges of said flanged base portions. 'l

'l'. In a prefabricated building, a wall panel,

adjacent sections of anchoring material thereon 'expansible as a result of temperature changes,

said sections being secured to a face of said panel with their adjacent edges in spaced rela- Y tion, cementitious material clinched by the latter,"and an expansion joint on said panel conf necting said sections including a laterally expansible and contractible member connected to said sections and havinga connecting portion projecting into between said spaced edges and said cementitious material.

S. In a prefabricated building, a wall panel, adjacent sections of anchoring material thereon 'expansible as a result of temperature changes',

material from said panel, and common means for connecting said joint, rods and anchoring material to said panel.

9. In a prefabricated wall, a panel, an expansion joint thereon having protruding spaced relatively movable portions and a rounded flexible portion connecting the outer extremity of said movable portions, anchoring material sections expansible as a result of temperature changes connected to said joint at opposite sides of said movable portions, `a rst coating of cementitious joint having anchoring material spacing rods along opposite edges of said joint spacing` said y, 5 end.

having said rounded portion projecting therey through, and a second coating of cementitious material overlying said coating and said rounded 10. In combination, a panel board, spaced reenforcing rods thereon, an expansion joint member disposed lengthwise between certain rods, and

posite sides .of said member.

materia] `covering said anchoring material andl 1,1.'In combination, a panel board, spaced reenforcing rods thereon, lan expansionjointjmemf ber disposed lengthwise between certain rods, sections of anchoring material spaced by said rods and having adjacent edgesv connected to opposite sides of vsaid member,-and cooperating spacing rods xed to differentsides of'said member and to the edges of said anchoring material and between said member and the `adjacent rods of said first mentioned rods.'A I i HOWARD T. PATTERSON.

ij/ffii? CERTIFICATE n OF CORRECTI ON Patent No. 2,186,L\.62. January 9,. l9) 1O.

HOWARD T.l PATTERSON.

It is hereby certified that error: appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column,V line 65, claim l, after the word npanel" insert va comma; and seoondoolumn, line 514., claim', for "into between said spaced edges and" read between said spaced edges and into; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correctiontherein that thesame-may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

signed and sealed this 5th day of March, AQD. 19m.`

Henri)T Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of. Patents. 

